Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In the new revenge thriller from STX Films, Jennifer Garner stars as a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her rivals the very life they stole from her. Directed by Pierre Morel (THE GUNMAN) and written by Chad St. John (LONDON HAS FALLEN), PEPPERMINT turns the "fridging" trope on its ass by making... Read More...from JoBlo's Movie Emporium News https://ift.tt/2xw2GiN
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PLOT: A young woman (Shailene Woodley) and her badly wounded fiancée (Sam Claflin) find themselves adrift on a wrecked yacht after falling prey to a hurricane leaving them with no hope of rescue. REVIEW: ADRIFT is another in those one-man/woman tries to survive movies which are all the rage now. Sandra Bullock did it in GRAVITY. Blake Lively did it in THE SHALLOWS. Armie Hammer did it in MINE, Ryan...
NBC has announced that they're looking to scare up a great opportunity for Blumhouse Presents with their upcoming horror drama CUL-DE-SAC. The new TV series is currently being orchestrated by writer Brian Sieve (TEEN WOLF), director Larysa Kondracki (THE FIX), Blumhouse Television and Universal Entertainment. According to Deadline, Sieve will write and co-direct the program which is...
WARNING: This article contains major plot spoilers for DEADPOOL 2. Read at your own peril. Upon the release of DEADPOOL 2 starring Ryan Reynolds, a section of fans looking forward to seeing Morena Baccasin's Vanessa become a larger part of the action were left with their mouths agape, when the character was killed off during the film's opening sequence. For some,...
Dreamworks Animation may not always hit it out of the park like Pixar, but they certainly have a beloved, acclaimed series on their hands with HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. The third entry has been a long a time coming, and now we’re inching ever so much closer to seeing HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD soar into the big screen. What can we expect from the new movie? Action, excitement,...
"Caw-caw! Bang! Fuck, I'm dead!" - Top Dollar, THE CROW (1994) Surprising no one, Deadline has learned that Jason Momoa and director Corin Hardy have laid their idea of rebooting THE CROW to rest. The project reportedly fell through after learning that Sony was preparing to bow out as the film's worldwide distributor. Mike Fleming Jr. of Deadline also states that a source close to the film told him that...
Netflix’s new movie THE KING is shaping up to be an unmissable epic drama, fit with a starring role for Oscar nominee and the internet’s new obsession, Timothee Chalamet. The young talent will be joined by an impressive ensemble of actors as Netflix has announced that Robert Pattinson (TWILIGHT, GOOD TIME), Ben Mendelsohn (ROGUE ONE), Lily-Rose Depp (YOGA HOSERS),...
The folks over at Sesame Street are completely outraged over the movie THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS and its use of the tagline “No sesame. All street.” In fact, they were so angry when the trailer dropped recently that they took STX Productions to court over the use of the tagline. However, they will have to walk back home empty-handed after a judge ruled in favor of the raunchy, R-rated...
THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column will promote constructive and geek fueled discussion. Enjoy! ****SOME SPOILERS ENSUE**** A decade before his Oscar and resurgence as a Hollywood leading man,...
It’s finally happening, people; after over 30 years of waiting and craving the need for speed, TOP GUN 2 – officially titled TOP GUN: MAVERICK – is flying to us at top speed. To get you excited to head back into the danger zone Tom Cruise has taken to Instagram to formally announce that filming has started on the highly-anticipated, high-flying sequel. The photo with...
When Disney's RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2 arrives in theaters, the House of Mouse is going to need a mighty long red carpet to help usher in all the characters from the studio's storied pantheon that are expected to be a part of the animated adventure. On Wednesday, USAToday debuted a series of brand-new images for the upcoming sequel, which include a look at Taraji P. Henson's...
WARNING: This article contains major plot and character spoilers for AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. Read at your own peril. It sounds as if Tom Holland isn't the only Marvel star with a big mouth. Recently while speaking with Collider about his new film HOTEL ARTEMIS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY star Dave Bautista confirmed that Drax will be returning to the MCU for at least two more films. For those of you...
If the JURASSIC movies have proved anything it’s that you cannot escape the might and teeth of the immense dinosaurs. Whether by land, sea, or air they will get you, and they will bite you. The new poster for JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM proves that even in a helicopter the likes of the incredible T-Rex will find a way to get you into its jaws. Oh, and you thought you were safe on that...
Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple has been featured in every Marvel Netflix show (except THE PUNISHER), healing the wounds of our heroes and providing sound advice. In essence, she is probably the true, unsung hero of the shows. That being said, Temple has never had that much else to do in the shows, and it seems like Dawson herself is starting to think its time to hang up her scrubs. Dawson was on...
After debuting a brief teaser yesterday, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, and The LEGO Group have unleashed the full trailer for LEGO DC SUPER-VILLAINS, the newest in a long line of build-a-brick video game adventures. The game is set for an October 16 release on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One platforms. When the game opens, players discover that the...
Although SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY may not be providing Disney with the record-breaking box-office bucks that they've grown accustomed to, we're still quite a ways off from any STAR WARS film being deemed a box-office failure. Our future is destined to be filled with a variety of STAR WARS flicks, including a long-rumoured spin-off revolving around the feared bounty hunter, Boba Fett....
“Annihilation” is the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer, and director Alex Garland turned it into one of the most haunting and stimulating sci-fi movies in recent memory. There are still two more books that could be adapted to continue to story, but Garland has come out and explained why he won’t be the one to do them. Garland was speaking with...
Every now and then, a successful TV show creates a spinoff that fans fall in love with (Frasier, Daria, even The Simpsons, believe it or not). Unfortunately, these gems are heavily overshadowed by the worst of the worst (Joey, Joanie Loves Chachi, Saved by the Bell: The College years). The term “spinoff” is now met with rolling eyes and groans, when its full potential hasn’t even been...
When the R-rated trailer for THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS dropped the world was exposed to the sex, filth, and drug-filled adult lives of puppets. The only ones who didn’t seem to be having a happy time were the people over at the iconic kids show Sesame Street as they filed a lawsuit against STX Entertainment claiming trademark infringement with the “No sesame. All...
ABC has moved to cancel its ROSANNE revival after a racist tweet by the show's star created a tidal wave of backlash on Tuesday. "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement. After removing her initial tweet, those outraged...
Son of the Mask (2005) DIRECTOR: Lawrence Guterman CAST: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins With Ryan Reynolds in DEADPOOL 2 still kicking box-office ass, we here at Awfully Good Movies want to remind you viewers out there about another anarchic comedic superhero for adults who ended up going in the wrong direction...
/p> It's rare occurrence, these days, but not every successful film needs a sequel. You've heard the expression "If you love something, set it free," correct? Perhaps that's how EX MACHINA director Alex Garland feels about his critical sci-fi smash, ANNIHILATION, as the filmmaker has recently stated that he has no desire to create a follow-up to the female-led...
Not long ago, reports of SILVER & BLACK, the female-led Spider-Man spinoff, being delayed indefinitely started making the rounds. For a time, the film was expected to begin shooting in March, though after being taken off the calendar, little has been said about the status of a stylish comic book adventure featuring the characters Silver Sable and Black Cat clawing its way to the big screen....
While the heroes are away the villains will play. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, and The LEGO Group released a brand new teaser for the upcoming LEGO DC Super-Villains. The title refers to a brand-new video game set to debut its full trailer tomorrow, May 30th, which will provide players and LEGO enthusiasts with more details related to DC's latest build-a-brick video game...
Colin Trevorrow is only the most recent director to lose his Star Wars gig, following in the footsteps of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY) last summer. He was hired to direct STAR WARS EPISODE IX in 2015, but he and Lucasfilm parted ways over creative differences. Now the JURASSIC WORLD director is speaking out for the first time about the matter, and he seems to be...
SYNOPSIS: As this Netflix (semi) original series, the Bluths are back together, and finally getting the award they think they deserve - for family of the year. A development which will help Lindsay as she begins her campaign for Congress, to become ‘part of the problem’. But whatever happens, Michael will always come back to save the family. Probably....
How was your Memorial Day weekend? Was it good? Did you eat some BBQ and enjoy the sunshine? Well, whatever it was I can guarantee it was lamer than a sack of raisins on Halloween compared to the day Mark Hamill and James Gunn had. The two famous neighbors finally met over the holiday weekend and now the world is, scientifically, better than it was before. Both Gunn and Hamill took to social media to talk...
PLOT: Grey Trace is a man living in a modern world, still holding on to a less complicated time. When he and his wife are brutally attacked, he is paralyzed from the neck down - a hostage to modern medical technology. However, when he is given a second chance to walk again, he must decide whether he is willing to try a secret and dangerous surgery, one that may give him the chance...
After working on movies for DC like MAN OF STEEL, BATMAN V. SUPERMAN, and JUSTICE LEAGUE Zack Snyder seems to be out of the superhero game on onto different projects. But what will the director do next? Worry no more, because Snyder has confirmed he’s taking on some serious material by adapting Ayn Rand’s classic novel, “The Fountainhead.” Snyder told a fan...
Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) will face a much bigger and more unique foe in ANT-MAN AND THE WASP than he did in his first solo outing, but he will face it with the help of The Wasp/Janet Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly). Still, can’t hurt to have a game plan, and in the new TV spot for the movie Lang is laying it down for Dyne and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) beat by beat, getting their heads and...
Ever wondered how many people lose their lives in any particular movie, be it action, horror, sci-fi, or even comedy? Well, we've got you covered with THE KILL COUNTER, our hit series takes out the guesswork and counts every death on (and sometimes off) screen. Break out your calculator and try to keep up! On this week's episode, life finds a way as we take on director Steven...
Solo flies into first! Audiences got a glimpse at the early days of everyone's favorite galactic smuggler this weekend, putting SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY on top at the box office with an estimated opening of $83.3 million! The historical look at the skilled pilot and scoundrel (with Alden Ehrenreich now wielding Harrison Ford's blaster) should pull in around $101 million domestic over...
The force is only sort of with SOLO this weekend. After early projections for recent Star Wars spinoff – SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY – began to fall in the last week or two, it looks like the origin story could end up with a disappointing $90 million for the weekend, and $110-115 million for the four-day Memorial Day frame. This comes after a $35 million Friday, including the $14...
Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. "Awesome Artwork We've Found Around The Net" is the outlet for that passion. In this column I will showcase the...
"Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson Yesterday, PARKS AND RECREATION stars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote Making It, a six-episode reality competition series co-hosted by both comedic all-stars. "People who make things are my...
GO DIRECTLY TO PHOTO GALLERY Hi everyone! My name is Berge Garabedian aka JoBlo. I was the dude who started all this shit back in May 1998 when I was working for a two-bit computer distributor in Montreal, Canada (think OFFICE SPACE but less funny), had just completed my MBA from McGill University a couple of years earlier, had written 4 original screenplays (each of which still sits in my drawer at home) and...
WARNING: This article contains major character spoilers for Marvel's BLACK PANTHER. Read at your own peril. Recently while speaking with the Toronto Sun, BLACK PANTHER director Ryan Coogler told the outlet that he was not thrilled about having to kill off a major player in the Marvel Universe. In the record breaking film featuring King T'Challah (Chadwick Boseman) of the magnificently mysterious...
Despite a series of production shakeups, Ron Howard's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY is off to a strong start at the box office with $14.1 million in receipts for its Thursday night preview. The impressive total has the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga setting a new record for a Memorial Day opening - a title previously held by PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END with $13.2 million dollars...
**MAJOR SPOILERS FOR SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY** Han Solo officially has his own origin movie, and now fans can head off to the theaters to see how his journey began. If you’ve already seen the movie then you now know what Disney and Lucasfilm’s intentions are for the character, and how they plan to incorporate his story into the grander Star Wars mythology. That link comes in the form...
SYNOPSIS: “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” is the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf...
PLOT: A reverend (Ethan Hawke) suffering a crisis of faith, becomes involved with a young couple, both of whom are environmental activists, and open his eyes to issues that soon lead him astray. REVIEW: You really never know, do you? Thats the thought that kept racing through my head as I watched Paul Schraders FIRST REFORMED. While Ive long admired Schrader both as a writer (TAXI DRIVER) and as a director...
DEADPOOL 2 opened to $125 million last weekend, and though that’s a tad lower than the first movie it is an impressive sum by any means. Fans showed out in force for the R-rated sequel, proving their undying loyalty to the Merc with a Mouth (Ryan Reynolds) and his crude shenanigans. As a way of showing some appreciation a new video for the movie reimagines the movie in the style of THE GOLDEN...
Are you folks ready to see the most adorable movie ever made? Yes, I know that’s a bold statement seeing as how PADDINGTON 2 came out only a few months ago, but seriously, CHRISTOPHER ROBIN will probably steal the crown. The new trailer for the movie is here, and we finally get a great look at the live action Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, and Owl. Spoiler...
After a long-gestating start – which included re-securing its star Daniel Craig – production on BOND 25 is ready to kick off with a bang. The final pieces of the puzzle have fallen into place with rights holders Eon and MGM confirming that Danny Boyle will direct the film and that Universal has won international distribution. It’s all happening people. Eon Productions'...
A new and action-packed trailer for SICARIO: DAY OF THE SALDADO has hit the internet fast and hard, this afternoon, treating fans of the 2015 cocaine cartel original film to more outrageous carnage in the name of waging war against the world. In the sequel, FBI agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick (Benecio Del Toro) when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle...
After nearly 14 years, the Parr family are suiting up for another animated adventure of herculean proportions when Disney and Pixar's INCREDIBLES 2 takes theaters by storm beginning on June 15th. According to early reports, the film is on-track to make a huge splash at the box office, during its opening weekend, with an estimated $140 million dollar return in North America. Should that be the case, the movie...
Known for his high-grossing comedies like BRIDESMAIDS, THE HEAT, SPY and GHOSTBUSTERS, Paul Feig is not one you’d expect to tackle a dark mystery thriller filled with deception and murder. A SIMPLE FAVOR (an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Darcey Bell) acts as Feig’s departure from comedy, and the new trailer for the movie starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively teases a...
Those who take to competitive bodybuilding put everything on the line to turn their bodies into something akin to a Greek statue – a work of art all its own. But working so hard to grow and sculpt your body can result in serious repercussions, which is what happened to bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman. The eight-time Mr. Olympia (beating the likes of seven-time winner Arnold...
Iconic actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women. Recently, sixteen individuals spoke to CNN about the actor's alleged inappropriate behavior, while sharing the details of numerous disturbing incidents throughout his storied career. These disturbing accounts have come from eight witnesses to the alleged accounts, and eight people who claim to be victims of...